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" Welcome to The Primer, an ongoing series where we give you the rundown on the top stories of the week that was. AMERICANA, FK YEAH! America&amp;#039;s oldest clothier, Brooks Brothers, announced this week that it expand its reach by selling in Von Maur department stores across the country. Brooks Brothers has also hatched plans to start selling in Australia and New Zealand. (WWD) The New York Times sent fashion reporter Cathy Horyn to get her hands dirty in Bristol, Tennessee at a century old factory that makes clothes for workwear label Pointer \u2014 and Junya Watanabe. (NYTimes) American-made brand Shinola also stepped into the spotlight this week, as one of the few companies flourishing in Detroit. (BoF) NEWS FROM OUT WEST The buyers and editors are gearing up for a big week of parties, street style posing, and, we guess, trade shows in Las Vegas. On a serious note, WWD has chosen five new brands debuting next week to keep in our sights. (WWD) Men&amp;#039;s grooming experts Baxter of California have released an air freshener for cars! (Complex) Warby Parker is out to dominate the eyewear game with the opening of yet another store, this time in Los Angeles. (Selectism) CHECKING IN ON THE LADIES  Apparently Oprah isn&amp;#039;t as universally known as we had believed, seeing as a Swiss shopkeeper tried to dissuade her from buying a $38,000 handbag. No, we didn&amp;#039;t fk up that number. Thirty-eight. Thousand. Dollars. (Inside Edition) After two years since her last record and six months of radio silence since breaking her hip on tour, Lady Gaga released her new single, &amp;quot;Applause,&amp;quot; a week ahead of schedule. And how did she celebrate? By putting some makeup on Ryan Seacreast so he looked like a blind clown with a bad case of vertigo, of course. (NY Daily News) Check out what magazines your lady is reading, and then consult this handy guide to see what, exactly, it all means. (Four Pins)  "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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